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07-10-08, 04:31
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Another C8 to add to the list. I didn't have my camera with me but it's a Cab 12 with roof hatch and 1B1 body. It has the wireless grounding straps under the hood but the box doesn't have any radio equipment mounting holes and it looks original.
Serial # 2842001139 Engine # 3766036 Body serial # 146 The above body # is on the data plate but the plate on the box has serial # 599 The truck is fairly complete but has been converted to 6 bolt pickup wheels. The owner is planning a restoration. At another location I picked up a couple of 25 pounder 1945 dated ammo boxes with decent lettering still there. I also got a spare valves case for my 19 set but there's no contents.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2 
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07-10-08, 10:43
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Engine prefix?
I wonder what the TRIM section says? That has the engine # preffix: MR or WR. Thanks for that: C8 production was truncated as you know.
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10-10-08, 04:54
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I made it back to the Cab 12 and took some pix. Note the spare tire holder in the front of the box and the rear window treatment.
I figured I might as well post the Dodge pic too and the ball turret. The turret has bullet feeds for two 50 cals but I'm not sure what it's off of. One of those would look good mounted hanging from a street light pole as a gate guard, wouldn't it?
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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10-10-08, 11:40
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C8s
I now have these in total. Production ended late 1941, so these were all 1942 MODELS but built in Fall 1941:
2842001130 ENGINE # MR3,765,943 BODY SERIAL # 155! 2842001139 ENGINE # MR3,766,036 BODY SERIAL # 146 2842001192 ENGINE # WR3,765,985 2842001330 ENGINE # WR3,766,091 2842001378 2842001395 2842001422 2842001427 2842001497 Note chassis 1139 has body 155, whereas the chassis about 30 minutes later down the line had body 146! I now need to check whether 1192 and 1330 actually had 'MR' engine ' prefixes and not 'WR'..I do wonder if MR was a mis-stamp for 'WR' which was appropriate and used on the heavier chassis. I have no other evidence of any 'MR'-prefixed engines.
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03-05-09, 06:52
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I looked at that F8 with the winged mercury on the hood the other day and it dawned on me what it is. That's your gas detection paint and the guy that applied it got creative. Here's a better pic.
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1940 Cab 11 C8 Wireless with 1A2 box & 11 set 1940 Cab 11 C8 cab and chassis 1940 Cab 11 C15 with 2A1 & Motley mount & Lewis gun 1940 Cab 11 F15A w/ Chev rear ends 1941 Cab 12 F15A 1942-44 Cab 13 F15A x 5 1942 cab 13 F15A with 2B1 box 1943 cab 13 F15A with 2H1 box 1943 Cab 13 C8A HUP 1944 Cab 13 C15A with 2C1 box 1943 Cletrac M2 High Speed Tractor MkII Bren gun carrier chassis x 2
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